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Gittin 31 and 32 – A Cautionary Tale
Season 19 Episode 31
In today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 31 and 32, we hear the story of two rabbis who are in conversation when they see a quarrelsome person approaching, an…
3 years ago
Gittin 30 – The Case of Kevin Costner
Season 19 Episode 30
In today’s Talmud page, Gittin 30, the rabbis offer a starting bit of legal advice: if a man has done more than can reasonably expected to appease hi…
3 years ago
Gittin 29 – Making A Role Your Own
Season 19 Episode 29
Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 29, discusses the transitive property of witnesses when it comes to proving the validity of a divorce decree within Israe…
3 years ago
Gittin 28 – Relying on the Testimony of the Government
Season 19 Episode 28
Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 28, discusses the death penalty in foreign lands, and whether one should assume that a person has been killed if sentence…
3 years ago
Gittin 26 and 27 – Fight the System
Season 19 Episode 26
Today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 26 and 27, deliver a stark warning against bureaucracy, warning us not to let overly complicated systems, and the people…
3 years ago
Gittin 24 and 25 – Honoring Transitions
Season 19 Episode 24
Today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 24 and 25, return once again to the need of a divorce decree to be written specifically and intentionally for it to be v…
3 years ago
Gittin 23 – Conversion or Integration
Season 19 Episode 23
Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 23, asks if a bill of divorce can be written by a gentile. The rabbis go on to explain that if a non-Jew wishes to be par…
3 years ago
Gittin 22 – Understanding Zionism
Season 19 Episode 22
Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 22, asks whether the fruit of a tree that has roots in Israel, but branches outside of Israele is considered produce of t…
3 years ago
Gittin 21 – What is a Book?
Season 19 Episode 21
Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 21, explores whether it matters what something is written on when considering if it is in fact a book. Book editor Lisa A…
3 years ago
Gittin 19 and 20 – The Indelibility of Ink on Skin
Season 19 Episode 19
Today’s Talmud pages, Gittin 19 and 20, asks the question of whether a bill of divorce that is tattooed on a slave is valid as it cannot be altered o…
3 years ago